People v. Donato
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court did not err by allowing the prosecutor, on redirect examination of a detective, to elicit evidence that defendants had committed a prior burglary together. Evidence of prior convictions or uncharged crimes may be admitted on redirect examination if, on cross-examination, defendant opens the door to that testimony (People v Melendez, 55 NY2d 445, 451-452). Here, defense counsel tried to create the impression that the detective had focused his investigation on defendant Peak only because Peak was a friend of defendant Donato. Thus, the…
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